The movie musical! / Jeanine Basinger.
By: Basinger, Jeanine [author.].
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019Edition: First edition.Description: xiii, 634 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781101874066; 1101874066.Subject(s): Musical films -- United States -- History and criticism | Musical films | PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism | PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Screenwriting | United StatesGenre/Form: Criticism, interpretation, etc.Additional physical formats: Online version:: Movie musical!Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | Voorhees | Nonfiction | Adult | 791.436 Bas (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05000009976684 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Irresistible and authoritative, The Movie Musical! is an in-depth look at the singing, dancing, happy-making world of Hollywood musicals, beautifully illustrated in color and black-and-white--an essential text for anyone who's ever laughed, cried, or sung along at the movies.
Leading film historian Jeanine Basinger reveals, with her trademark wit and zest, the whole story of the Hollywood musical--in the most telling, most incisive, most detailed, most gorgeously illustrated book of her long and remarkable career.
From Fred Astaire, whom she adores, to La La Land , which she deplores, Basinger examines a dazzling array of stars, strategies, talents, and innovations in the history of musical cinema. Whether analyzing a classic Gene Kelly routine, relishing a Nelson-Jeanette operetta, or touting a dynamic hip hop number (in the underrated Idlewild ), she is a canny and charismatic guide to the many ways that song and dance have been seen--and heard--on film.
With extensive portraits of everyone from Al Jolson, the Jazz Singer; to Doris Day, whose iconic sunniness has overshadowed her dramatic talents; from Deanna Durbin, that lovable teen-star of the '30s and '40s; to Shirley T. and Judy G.; from Bing to Frank to Elvis; from Ann Miller to Ann-Margret; from Disney to Chicago . . . focusing on many beloved, iconic films ( Top Hat; Singin' in the Rain; Meet Me in St. Louis; The Sound of Music ) as well as unduly obscure gems (Eddie Cantor's Whoopee!; Murder at the Vanities; Sun Valley Serenade; One from the Heart ), this book is astute, informative, and pure pleasure to read.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 601-604) and index.
Introduction -- About musicals -- Origins: the arrival of sound -- 1933: a musical year -- Stars and strategies -- The musical as an art form -- The death of the musical? -- Epitaph -- Final number.
"Leading film historian Jeanine Basinger reveals, with her trademark wit and zest, the whole story of the Hollywood musical in the most telling, most incisive, most detailed, most gorgeously illustrated book of her long and remarkable career"--Jacket.